#the-republic-of-san-lorenzo

[itstimeforstarwars]

Loving everyone in the comments of the leverage fic giving their opinions on what species the gang should be it is very fun and it is giving me Ideas.

[whencyclopedia]

Louisiana Purchase

The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal made in 1803, in which the United States purchased 828,000 square miles (2,144,510 km²) of land west of the Mississippi River from France for $15 million, or an average of three cents per acre. The purchase nearly doubled the territorial size of the United States and fostered the westward expansion of the young republic.

Background: The Louisiana Territory

The colony of Louisiana was founded on 9 April 1682, when French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle reached the mouth of the Mississippi River. La Salle erected a cross at the spot, and, in a ceremony performed before his own men and his Native American guides, he proceeded to claim the entire Mississippi Basin for France, naming it Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV of France (r. 1643-1715). Shortly thereafter, he returned to France, where he convinced the king to give him control of the new colony. La Salle then embarked on another expedition to fortify the mouth of the Mississippi by establishing another French colony around the Gulf of Mexico. This expedition, however, was beset by difficulties from the start. La Salle was unable to rediscover the mouth of the Mississippi and was ultimately assassinated by mutineers in 1687.

Over the next several decades, scattered settlements began popping up around the Mississippi River. New Orleans was founded in 1718, on the site where La Salle had made his proclamation 36 years earlier, and quickly turned into a rich port city. Timber, agricultural produce, and high-quality furs were shipped down the Mississippi River to New Orleans, where they would be sent on to Europe or New Spain. Despite the wealth generated from New Orleans, the Louisiana Territory as a whole was not highly valued by France. In 1710, Louisiana governor Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac reported that "the people are aheap of the dregs of Canada" and that the colony was "not worth a straw at the present time" (Smithsonian). Therefore, at the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, France agreed to cede control of the entire Louisiana Territory to Spain. The exact boundaries of ‘Louisiana' were still murky, and the terms of the treaty granted Spain control of all lands west of the Mississippi River. At the same time, France ceded its northern colony of Canada to Britain, thereby unburdening itself of all continental colonies so that it could focus on its much more lucrative sugar colonies in the Caribbean.

Spain enjoyed a tenuous hold on the Louisiana Territory, which it viewed with disinterest, as little more than a buffer between British North America and Mexico. In 1783, the United States won its independence and gained control of the eastern banks of the Mississippi River. This led to rising tensions between the US and Spain, as each nation claimed the right to navigate the Mississippi, which had become a vital waterway for trade. This dispute was settled on 27 October 1795, with the signing of the Treaty of San Lorenzo, also known as Pinckney's Treaty. The agreement gave the Americans the right to navigate the entire Mississippi and allowed American merchants to store goods in New Orleans warehouses. While the treaty de-escalated tensions between the US and Spain, it increased American influence in the region at the expense of Spanish power, which had never been strong to begin with in the Louisiana Territory and was now on the decline.

La Salle Claims Louisiana for France, 1682

Jean-Adolphe Bocquin (Public Domain)

Then, on 1 October 1800, Louisiana changed hands once again. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) – who had risen to power in France a year earlier – made a secret deal with King Charles IV of Spain (r. 1788-1808) in the Treaty of San Ildefonso. In it, Spain agreed to cede the entire Louisiana Territory back to France, in exchange for control over the Kingdom of Etruria in Italy, which King Charles wanted to give to his daughter. Napoleon was pleased by the easy acquisition of the Louisiana Territory, seeing it as the first step in re-establishing France as an imperial power in North America. He envisaged Louisiana as a breadbasket of sorts, shipping food and supplies to France's Caribbean colonies of Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Saint-Domingue, all highly valuable for their production of sugar. A significant condition of the Treaty of Ildefonso was that France could not turn around and sell the Louisiana Territory to a third party, as Spain was worried about having a hostile power so close to Mexico. At the time, Napoleon intended to adhere to this condition, although his plans would soon be turned upside down.

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Some further bits from The Magi - I forget if I posted these or not.

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Lorenzo de’Medici to the Platonic Philosopher Marsilio Ficino: Greetings, written in Tuscan I hear you mean to remain in Celle another few months though, truth be told, I would have you here with me for I miss your council and wisdom during these difficult times. You once wrote that the gifts others give: riches, honours, pleasures—they are all in fortune’s hand and therefore we have nothing surer than their uncertainty, nor more reliable than their inconstancy. I replied that I have oft’ experienced this and can safe safely now that what I had experienced of the vagaries of fortune is nothing to what I have been handed this past year. Always you are calm and sensible when I am the opposite. Always you are full of love and friendship for your fellow man, even when they may not be deserving of it. I would have you instruct me on how it is you can love men when you have seen what it is they are capable of doing. When you have your own losses and hardships at their hands. How can you see the brutality of the world we live in and write about hope? That is the advice I would have from you. That is the wisdom and council I seek. I wrote, many years ago now but it remains true, that nothing can bring light into my life as your joyful companionship and advice, which is of authority and full of such love. If our companionship failed, so too would part of my life. I intended to write this when your Cavalcanti remained in the City so I could send it through him to you, but I was not in a mood to write. You who have known me since boyhood know how I am when a dark veil has covered my mind making my hand unable to compose anything of worth. That is the case now. There are conversations we are long over-due to have that cannot be written. There are things I must explain to you and have you explain to me that we cannot commit to paper. Come to Florence so we may speak. If you do not, I will come to you. Poliziano sends his love. Landino says he has found a book you were after for your latest works on Dionysius the Areopagite. Palazzo de Medici, Florence, October 1478

---- Marsilio Ficino to the magnanimous Lorenzo de’Medici: Greetings It is with great warmth that your words have found wings with which to fly to me. You say that you have written this letter in a dark mood—and perhaps, yes, I can see your pain and grief within the lines, but that does not an ill-sent letter make. Indeed, I would rather have these short few paragraphs from you than nothing at all. It has been a long summer and now we enter autumn. I would not have us winter as strangers. You and I who, I always thought, had some understanding of one another. Remember always that Lorenzo is the sun of Florence and the sun is what creates Truth and Beauty while, at the same time, allowing us the ability to perceive Truth and Beauty. Therefore, the Truth and Beauty of the Republic and her citizens are created through you and through you we are able to see what we are. You make us and see us and we see each other and you. I meant to leave Celle this week, but I cannot for my mother has taken ill and I dare not leave her side until I know she is out of danger. She has taken with a stomach complaint, so while I fear for her, I do not fear for myself nor my household. If we were graced with Laurels, as poets can be, we would be honoured. Therefore, hasten to Celle if you desire, our Laurel tree of flowering Florence. Or simply write, if you prefer. Regardless how it is we will witness one another next, your Marsilio will greet you with love as he has always done and always will do.   Giovanni Cavalcanti sends his regards. San Leo a Celle, October 1478

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I can safely tell you, dear readers, that Giovanni Did Not send his regards.

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‘If he comes here it saves me going to Florence which is what I thought you wanted,’ Marsilio snaps. He and Giovanni have taken to the gardens to walk the olive groves. Lizards skitter here and there. Somewhere, a wren sings. Marsilio swallows discomfort at the sound of the song. ‘I would have you safe,’ Giovanni replies. ‘I am safe—Lorenzo will not hurt me.’ ‘There were men butchered, without proof of guilt, and their corpses positioned in shop windows.’ Giovanni stops, hands pressing into his hips as he stomps ahead of Marsilio. ‘You weren’t there. You didn’t see how Salviati tried to use Jacopo’s body to save himself when they were hung from the Signoria windows. You haven’t seen the boys running through streets with their decayed body parts, hounds following them.’ ‘I’ve seen horrors in my life, Giovanni, I can well imagine what happened.’ ‘And now he has our blood flowing into the countryside to water absent crops on salted land left to us by Papal troops.’ ‘I thought you loved Lorenzo,’ Marsilio says, aware that he is beginning to sound plaintive. ‘He is a good man, beneath it all, I know that.’ ‘You believe him to be a good man beneath it all,’ Giovanni corrects. ‘And I love Florence. I love Florence with all that I am. I love her as much as I love you. But loving Florence does not require loving the Medici.’ Marsilio steals a glance around then grabs Giovanni’s arm, hauling him towards the oak grove. Not that there is anyone amongst the olives with them, but it is further from the house and he does not wish for anything to be overheard. It is a trouble, for them, that on the occasions when they quarrel it must be done in Tuscan. Giovanni cannot think in Greek fast enough to keep up with his emotions. Or so he says to Marsilio. ‘Well it is too late, I’ve invited him and he is coming.’ Marsilio smooths a hand over Giovanni’s face. ‘You need not worry. You’ll not walk out one morning to see me dangling next to the Pazzi and their fellow conspirators. My hands are clean.’ ‘Are they?’ ‘If Lorenzo was going to kill me, he would have done so already. I have not fled, I have not hidden away. At any time he could have sent men to collect me and bring me back to Florence to die and he didn’t and he won’t.’ With care, Giovanni takes Marsilio’s hands into his own. He kisses the knuckles once, twice, three times. He whispers into Marsilio’s skin, ‘You didn’t answer my question.’

everything is going great for everyone!!!!!!

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2024 olympics Dominican Republic roster

Athletics

Robert King (Santo Domingo)

Erick Sánchez (Azua De Compostela)

José González (Santo Domingo)

Alexander Ogando (San Juan De La Maguana)

Yeral Nuñez (La Romana)

Milagros Durán (San Pedro De Macorís)

Franchina Martínez (Santo Domingo)

Marileidy Paulino (Don Gregorio)

Anabel Medina (Santo Domingo)

Boxing

Junior Alcántara (Salvaleón De Higüey)

Cristian Pinales (La Romana)

María Moronta (Santo Domingo)

Diving

Frandiel Gómez (San Felipe De Puerto Plata)

José Ruvalcaba (León De Los Aldama, Mexico)

Victoria Garza (Saltillo, Mexico)

Equestrian

Yvonne Losos (Santo Domingo)

Gymnastics

Audreys Nin (Santa Cruz De Barahona)

Judo

Robert Florentino (San Juan De La Maguana)

Moira Morillo (Santo Domingo)

Shooting

Eduardo Lorenzo (Santiago De Los Caballeros)

Soccer

Josué Báez (Santo Domingo)

Ángel Montes (San Juan De La Maguana)

Enrique Bösl (Kösching, Germany)

Nelson Lemaire (Schaarbeek, Belgium)

Thomas Jungbauer (Jarabacoa)

Xavier Valdez (Faribault, Minnesota)

Francisco Reyes (Santiago De Los Caballeros)

Edgar Pujol (Sabadell, Spain)

Luiyi De Lucas (Galván)

Heinz Mörschel (Frankfurt, Germany)

Óscar Ureña (Figueres, Spain)

Rafael Núñez (Madrid, Spain)

Edison Azcona (Boca Raton, Florida)

Peter González (Madrid, Spain)

Joao Urbáez (Móstoles, Spain)

José De La Cruz (Rubí, Spain)

Fabian Messina (Stuttgart, Germany)

José De León (Madrid, Spain)

Nowend Lorenzo (Santo Domingo)

Swimming

Javier Núñez (Santo Domingo)

Elizabeth Jiménez (Santo Domingo)

Taekwondo

Bernardo Pié (Bayaguana)

Madelyn Rodríguez (Santiago De Los Caballeros)

Volleyball

Alondra Tapia (La Vega)

Geraldine González (Santo Domingo)

Madeline Guillén (Santo Domingo)

Cándida Arias (Santo Domingo)

Brenda Castillo (Santo Domingo)

Ariana Rodríguez (Miami, Florida)

Niverka Marte (Santo Domingo)

Yonkaira Peña (Santo Domingo)

Bethania De La Cruz (Santo Domingo)

Brayelin Martínez (Santo Domingo)

Jineiry Martínez (Santo Domingo)

Gaila González (Santo Domingo)

Weightlifting

Beatriz Pirón (San Pedro De Macorís)

Yudelina Mejía (Santo Domingo)

Crismery Santana (San Pedro De Macorís)

Wrestling

Luis Pérez (Santo Domingo)

[sins-of-the-sea]

BASICS.

LEGAL NAME: Giovanni Bartolomeo Vespucci

NICKNAME[S]: (Little) Nani, Gio, Varòƚo, 'Pox', 'The Vespucci Curse'; Jinwan (金萬), Shagua (傻瓜); 'Little Sun'; Jintong (金童), 'Golden Boy'

DATE OF BIRTH: July 28, 1498

GENDER: Cis male

PLACE OF BIRTH: San Marco District, Republic of Venice

CURRENTLY LIVING: Nomadic lifestyle aboard a modified Manila galleon La Demonia Roja.

SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Venetian, Catalan; Latin, Portuguese, Mandarin; Cantonese, Official italian; English

EDUCATION: Personal tutoring from father, brothers, and estate staff

HAIR COLOR: Initially golden blond; grew into chestnut brown by adulthood

EYE COLOR: Heterochromatic--Left blue, right green

HEIGHT: 5'6"

WEIGHT: idfk, 160-170 lbs maybe??? Either way, beefy gymnast build

FAMILY INFORMATION.

SIBLING[S]: Two older brothers Gregorio and Lorenzo

PARENT[S]: Mariana (mother), Antonio (Father)

RELATIVE[S]: Frances Family through his father's side--Aunt Cristobella (paternal aunt), Uncle Jordi (aunt's husband), Carles (cousin, deceased before he was born), Josep (cousin); extended Vespucci Family (Venetian branch) that eventually all died out in a short period

CHILDREN: Verse dependent, though regardless of verse, if he is to have a child, there would at least be a Fiore/Fiorella. Tends to have tons of children in different RP continuities. None in the Main Canon as of this writing.

PET[S]: Rosella (orange tabby growing up) and her kittens; 42 cats at one point aboard La Demonia Roja; verse dependent (once had a demon puppy, a colossal squid, yet MOAR kitties, even a goddamn lobster-)

RELATIONSHIP INFORMATION.

SEXUAL ORIENTATION: demisexual, panromantic, polyamorous

RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Verse-dependent, always single starting out; multiship

SINCE WHEN: For as long as he's lived, broham

Stolen from: @dragonskxn

Tagging: YOU

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Richard Rolle, Walter Hilton and Margery Kempe (Episcopal Church (USA))

Simón de Rojas (Christian; Saint)

Wenceslas (Christian; Saint) [Bohemia, Czech brewers] *

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Prime Number Day: 271 [58 of 72]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 45 of 60)

Premieres

Aqua Duck (WB MM Cartoon; 1963)

…Baby One More Time, by Britney Spears (Song; 1998)

Ballet Shoes, by Noel Streatfeild (Children’s Novel; 1936)

Blackadder Goes Forth (UK TV Series; 1989)

Blonde (Film; 2022)

Cool Hand Luke, by Donn Pearce (Novel; 1965)

DC Showcase: Green Arrow (WB Cartoon; 2010)

The Dissent of Man, by Bad Religion (Album; 2010)

Dr. Kildare (TV Series; 1961)

Eldorado, by Electric Light Orchestra (Album; 1974)

Fallen Into the Pit, by Ellis Peters (Novel; 1951)

Greedy for Tweety (WB LT Cartoon; 1957)

Hearts in Atlantis (Film; 2001)

Hotel Transylvania (Animated Film; 2012)

I Heard It Through the Grapevine, by Gladys Knight & The Pips (Song; 1967)

Looney Lightning or Nuts and Volts (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 306; 1964)

Looper (Film; 2012)

Love Me Tender, by Elvis Presley (Song; 1956)

Mildred Pierce (Film; 1945)

Night School (Film; 2018)

On Ice (Disney Cartoon; 1935)

Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone, by The Temptations (Song; 1972)

Pitch Perfect (Film; 2012)

The Professor and the Madman (UK Title: The Surgeon of Crowthorne), by Simon Winchester (Book; 1998)

The Show Must Go On or Give “em the Acts (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 305; 1964)

Smallfoot (Animated Film; 2018)

Songs in the Key of Life, by Stevie Wonder (Album; 1976)

Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series; 1987)

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (WB Animated Film; 2010)

Tales from Margarita, by Jimmy Buffet (Short Stories; 1989)

To Know Him Is To Love Him, by The Teddy Bears (Song; 1958)

Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse (WB Animated Film; 2012)

Ugly Betty (TV Series; 2008)

Welcome to the Jungle, by Guns N’ Roses (Song; 1987)

The Wild Life (Film; 1984)

A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula K. Le Guin (Novel; 1968)

Zoolander (Film; 2001)

Today’s Name Days

Dietmar, Giselher, Lioba, Thekla, Wenzel (Austria)

Faust, Lovorko, Većeslav (Croatia)

Václav (Czech Republic)

Venceslaus (Denmark)

Lennart, Lenno, Leonhard, Linnar, Linnart (Estonia)

Arja, Lenni (Finland)

Venceslas (France)

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Heriton (Greece)

Vencel (Hungary)

Venceslao (Italy)

Gaita, Kaira, Lana, Sergejs, Svetlana (Latvia)

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Hariton (Romania)

Václav (Slovakia)

Lorenzo, Wenceslao (Spain)

Lennart, Leonard (Sweden)

Baruch, Preston, Prior, Pryor, Wenzel (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 271 of 2024; 94 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 39 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Muin (Vine) [Day 24 of 28]

Chinese: Month 8 (Xin-You), Day 14 (Ji-Chou)

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Hebrew: 13 Tishri 5784

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J Cal: 1 Shù; Oneday [1 of 30]

Julian: 15 September 2023

Moon: 98%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 19 Shakespeare (10th Month) [Mme. de Staal]

Runic Half Month: Gyfu (Gift) [Day 2 of 15]

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Zodiac: Libra (Day 5 of 30)

Calendar Changes

Shù (Month 10 of 12; J Calendar)

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Holidays 8.10

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Independence & Related Days

Missouri Statehood Day (#24; 1821)

Ecuador (Declared from Spain, 1809)

2nd Saturday in August

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Celebrate Your Lakes Day (New Hampshire) [2nd Saturday]

Ferry Fair Day (Edinburgh, Scotland) [2nd Saturday]

Great Taste of the Midwest (Wisconsin) [2nd Saturday]

International Swingers Day [2nd Saturday]

National Bowling Day [2nd Saturday]

National Garage Sale Day [2nd Saturday]

National Model Aviation Day [2nd Saturday]

Sandwich Saturday [Every Saturday]

Spaghetti Saturday [Every Saturday]

Yard Sale Day [2nd Saturday]

Weekly Holidays beginning August 10 (1st Full Week of August)

National Hobo Week (thru 8.10)

National Science Week (thru 8.18) [Australia]

Festivals Beginning August 10, 2024

Adobo Throwdown Cooking Competition and Food Expo (Schertz, Texas) [thru 8.11]

Avon Rotary Corn Festival (Avon, New York)

AVS Balloonmeeting (Deinze, Belgium) [thru 8.11]

Blackberry Festival (Sherman, Connecticut)

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Boise Soul Food Festival (Boise, Idaho)

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Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic (Chicago, Illinois)

Burgers, Blues and Brews (Grand River Region, Ohio)

Cape Cod Food Truck Festival (Cape Cod Fairgrounds, Massachusetts)

Caribbean Carnival of Manchester (Manchester, United Kingdom) [thru 8.11]

Corn Days Festival (Long Lake, Minnesota)

Créances Carrot Festival (Créances, France)

Culinaria Restaurant Weeks (San Antonio, Texas) [thru 8.24]

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Great Taste of the Midwest (Madison, Wisconsin)

Gravenstein Apple Fair (Sebastopol, California) [thru 8.11]

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Maine Red Hot Dog Festival (Dexter, Maine)

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Nisei Week Japanese Festival (Los Angeles, California) [thru 8.18]

Peach and Sunflower Festival (Media, Pennsylvania)

Puck Fair (Killorglin, Ireland) [thru 8.12]

Rush Springs Watermelon Festival (Rush Springs, Oklahoma)

Sélestat Flower Parade (Sélestat, France) [thru 8.11]

Seward Silver Salmon Derby (Seward, Alaska) [thru 8.18]

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Vail Valley Brew'au (Avon, Colorado)

Veggie Fest Chicago (Lisle, Illinois) [thru 8.11]

Washington County Agricultural Fair (Washington, Pennsylvania) [thru 8.17]

Winemakers’ Cookoff (Paso Robles, California)

Zurich Street Parade (Zurich, Switzerland)

Feast Days

Aart (Muppetism)

Anton Losenko (Artology)

Bessus (Christian; Saint)

Blaan, Bishop of Kinngaradha among the Picts, in Scotland (Christian; Saint)

Blane (Roman Catholic Church)

Day of Wandering (Shamanism)

Deusdedit (Christian; Saint)

Dominic ( (Christian; Saint) [Managua, Nicaragua]

Geraint of Dumnonia (Christian; Saint)

Ghanta Karan Day (Nepal; Everyday Wicca)

Irwin Corey Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Klopstock (Positivist; Saint)

Laurence (Christian; Martyr)

Lawrence Dieba (Ancient Latvia)

Lawrence of Rome (Christian; Saint) [brewers, maltsters] *

Lazy Day (Pastafarian)

Mark Doty (Writerism)

Multiversal Underwear Day (Discordian)

Myrdden Emrys (a.k.a. Merlin; Celtic Book of Days)

Nicola Saggio (Christian; Saint)

Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso de Parañaque (Christian; Saint) [Patroness of Parañaque, Philippines]

Oats and Maize Day (Pagan)

Opalia (Ancient Rome; Goddess of Agriculture)

Our Lady of Good Success of Parañaque [Philippines]

Philomena

Purifying Sacred Bath Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Susan Dorothea White (Artology)

Suzanne Collins (Writerism)

Thomas Kidd (Artology)

Tony Ross (Artology)

William Harnett (Artology)

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Double Seventh Festival (a.k.a. Qi Xi Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day or Feast of the Milky Way; China) [7th Day, 7th Month]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [31 of 53]

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

ABC (TV Network; 1948)

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (Film; 1984)

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Film; 1994)

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (Ub Iwerks ComiColor Cartoon; 1934)

Bird Anonymous (WB MM Cartoon; 1957)

BlackkKlansman (Film; 2018)

The Bourne Legacy (Film; 2012)

Busted Blossoms (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1934)

Candid Camera (TV Series; 1948)

The Door in the Wall, by Marguerite de Angeli (Novel; 1949)

Duck Pimples (Disney Cartoon; 1945)

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Chamber Music; 1787)

Exhibit Piece, bby Philip K. Dick (Short Story; 1954)

Flatliners (Film; 1990)

The Frog Pond (Ub Iwerks Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1938)

Have Space Suit—Will Travel, by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel; 1958)

In a Lonely Place, by Dorothy B. Hughes (Novel; 1947)

Insatiable (TV Series; 2018)

Insect to Injury (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1956)

Kentucky Fried Movie (Film; 1977)

Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason, by Michel Foucault (Philosophical Theory; 1961)

Magic Bus, by The Who (Song; 1968)

The Meg (Film; 2018)

Monkey Meat (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1930)

Ocean’s Eleven (Film; 1960)

Off the Wall, by Michael Jackson (Album; 1979)

Osmosis Jones (Animated Film; 2001)

The Pursuit of Love, by Nancy Mitford (Novel; 1945)

Red Dawn (Film; 1984)

The Red Hot Chili Peppers, by The Red Hot Chili Peppers (Album; 1984)

Roar, by Katy Perry (Song; 2013)

Romeo in Rhythm 9MGM Cartoon; 1940)

The Saint Returns, by Fleming Lee (Short Stories; 1968) [Saint #40]

Stardust (Film; 2007)

Symphony No. 41, (a.k.a. Jupiter Symphony), completed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Symphony; 1788)

The Tee Bird (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1959)

The Tom and Jerry Cartoon Kit (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1962)

The Two Jakes (Film; 1990)

Wigs on the Green, by Nancy Mitford (Novel; 1935)

Today’s Name Days

Astrid, Lars, Laurentius, Laurenz (Austria)

Asterija, Kruno, Krunoslava, Laura, Lovorka, Lovro, Zvjezdan (Croatia)

Vavřinec (Czech Republic)

Laurentius (Denmark)

Laar, Laur, Lauri, Laurits, Lauro (Estonia)

Lasse, Lassi, Lauri (Finland)

Laurent (France)

Astrid, Lars, Laurenz (Germany)

Evlampia, Ippolytos, Iro, Iron, Laura, Lavrentios (Greece)

Lőrinc (Hungary)

Lorenzo (Italy)

Brencis, Inuta, Labrencis, Lorencs (Latvia)

Aistė, Asterija, Astra, Laurynas, Normantas (Lithuania)

Lars, Lasse, Lorents (Norway)

Asteria, Bernard, Bogdan, Borys, Filomena, Laurencjusz, Prochor, Wawrzyniec, Wierzchosław (Poland)

Vavrinec (Slovakia)

Lorenzo (Spain)

Lars (Sweden)

Larvin, Lawrence (Ukraine)

Herb, Herbert, Herbie, Heriberto, Larry, Laura, Laurean, Laurel, Lauren, Laurence, Laurie, Lauryn, Lawrence, Lora, Loren, Lorena, Lorenzo, Loretta, Lori, Lorraine (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 223 of 2024; 143 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of Week 32 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 8 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Ren-Shen), Day 7 (Bing-Wu)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 6 Av 5784

Islamic: 4 Safar 1446

J Cal: 13 Purple; Sixday [13 of 30]

Julian: 28 July 2024

Moon: 32%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 26 Dante (8th Month) [Klopstock]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 3 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 52 of 94)

Week: 1st Full Week of August

Zodiac: Leo (Day 20 of 31)

[usmaradiomagazine]

🔴 𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐈𝐑 - Tuesday 2 January at 7:00 pm (CET) on usmaradio.org and also on Radio Campus Paris (93.9FM), Radio RaBe and ∏-node in the very next few days

#𝟭𝟲𝟰_𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗨𝗨𝗠_𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗦 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 [59 min] collaborative network radio performance

CONTINUUM a collaborative radio performance conceived by Roberto Paci Dalò for TACTUS Radio Festival on the 2nd of December 2023 between 19:00 and 20:00 CET, it was broadcast on Usmaradio together with a global network of radio stations.

The challenge was to work on radical improvisation without any conduction and prior rules, giving a maximum of freedom to the participants. Most of the artists, performing from different locations, didn’t know each other and actually never talked to each other before the performance. Obviously the key of the project was an extreme attention during the performance from any single artist: “the art of listening” with 18 people performing together on-site in the Republic of San Marino and remotely from the USA, Germany, and Austria.

subtle texture of sounds with an amazing quantity of moments of silence despite the massive use of live electronics. The performance somehow proved that the planned lack of conduction can be balanced by the level of attention and involvement from the performers. It was a mesmerizing immersion in an acoustical world where electronics graciously merged with acoustical instruments and voices  nocturnal winterreise across galaxies.

CONTINUUM intended to develop the praxis of the “telematic performance” which the beginning of the 90s. Especially around activators such as the programme ORF Kunstradio in Austria, the Ars Electronica Festival and L’Arte dell’Ascolto radio festival, seminal projects such as Cheap Radio, Horizontal Radio, Rivers&Bridges, Realtime, designed an innovative use of telecommunication technologies in conjunction with the broadcast and telephone networks. The artist Robert Adrian was one of the major inspirations for many artists in the field. The arrival of the Internet obviously greatly the possibilitglobal interaction artists who could now participate from their personal spaces and with minimal need for financial support. But at the same time this provoked national broadcasting corporations reduce their involvement in such experimental projects. Let’s think of the infrastructure, technologies and the great professionals working in radio stations. The role of the engineers and their inspiring relationship with the artists has always been crucially important in such projects. CONTINUUM wanted to link these practices from the past bringing together both independent and broadcasting corporations in order to act in our present and investigate the possibilities of today’s technologies. À suivre… Continuum Idea: Roberto Paci Dalò Station manager and general coordination: Alessandro Renzi Mixing board: Lorenzo RicciPost-production and mastering: Alessandro Renzi Live performers: From the Republic of San Marino:Gaia Ginevra Giorgi, L’Impero della Luce, NicoNote, Roberto Paci Dalò, Tobia Bandini, Vittoria Assembri From Santa Cruz, California: Anna Friz From Vienna: alien productions (Andrea Sodomka and Robert Math) From Weimar: Bauhaus Radio Ensemble (Tilman Böhnke, Fritzi Buhtz, Adrian Ciesielski, Lefteris Krysalis, Finn Röhmer-Litzmann, João Afonso Soares Leiria Parreira Ticão, Amir Shokati, Karlotta Sperling) Broadcasted live on: Usmaradio, San Marino RTV, bauhaus.fm (Weimar), Wave Farm (New York's Upper Hudson Valley), ARTxFM / WXOX 97.1 FM  (Louisville, Kentucky), Beware The Radio (United Kingdom), Radio Tsonami (Chile), diffusion FM (Australia), Radio Bloc ORAL (Canada) and in Italy: Fango Radio, Radio Raheem, and NEU Radio. CONTINUUM has been heard globally through streaming, satellite (Eutelsat Hotbird 13B, channels 520, 93) and Digitale Terrestre 831 (Italy) with the collaboration of San Marino RTV (the National Broadcasting Corporation of the Republic of San Marino) In Europe and the USA has been heard locally via FM: bauhaus.fm UKW 106.6 MHz (Weimar), Republic of San Marino RTV 98.90 MHz (Romagna/Marche), WGXC 90.7-FM (New York's Upper Hudson Valley), ARTxFM / WXOX 97.1 FM (Louisville, Kentucky) TACTUS Radio Festival Republic of San Marino, 1-3 December 2023TACTUS Radio Festival is an international Radio Art project promoted by Usmaradio. Within the spaces of the Antico Monastero Santa Chiara, the festival offered three days of art of listening open to the public: narrations, round tables, performances, listening, live radio broadcasts and podcasts.

Artistic direction: Roberto Paci Dalò Curatorial team: Gianni Gozzoli, Roberto Paci Dalò, Alessandro Renzi General coordination: Alessandro Renzi Head of production and organization: Anna Guerra Communication: Sara Seu, Maria Chiara Romano Graphic design: Davide Di Gennaro (Tomo Tomo) Collaboration to the graphic design: Sara Seu Mixing board: Lorenzo Ricci Journal: Natalia Soldati Documentation photographs and video: Emanuele Lumini Press office: Jeffrey Zani Setting-up spaces: CoseMatte (Alessio Abdolahian, Matteo Giustozzi, Orsetta Rocchetto) Hosting: Natalia Soldati, Rebecca Rizzo Website: Alessandro Renzi

A project of Usmaradio – Research Centre for Radiophonic Studies Production: Università degli Studi della Repubblica di San Marino Support: Segreteria di Stato alla Cultura della Repubblica di San Marino, Transcultures/City Sonic 20 years and Pépinières Européennes de Création Patronage: Segreteria di Stato per l’Istruzione e la Cultura, l’Università e la Ricerca Scientifica, le Politiche Giovanili; Segreteria di Stato per il Turismo, le Poste, la Cooperazione ed Expo Partners: Experimentelles Radio an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, ORF Kunstradio, RaiPlay Sound, RTV San Marino, Giardini Pensili, Sentire le voci – festa del podcast, Wave Farm, Congerie, Smagliature Urbane, Radia, Arci Servizio Civile Rimini APS, Farmhouse Rimini,CUE Press, Tempo Reale, Radio Papesse, Fango Radio, Neu Radio,Radioimmaginaria, Radio Raheem, ARTxFM / WXOX 97.1 FM, Radio Tsonami, Beware The Radio, Transcultures/City Sonic 20 years and Pépinières Européennes de Création, Radio Campus Paris 93.9 FM, diffusionFM, Radio Bloc ORAL Media partners: Altre Velocità,Gagarin Orbite Culturali Sound Exhibition: Morse Mountain (2022) Absolute Value of Noise and Anna Friz A generative radio art piece Transmitting on radiolada.net from the 1st December 2023 Visit: usmaradio.org/tactusfestival ↪ Radioart106 explores radiophonic works of worldwide radio artists. Radio art is a subset of Sound art where radio art is produced for the medium of radio and is specifically intended for broadcast. A new radio work will be aired every first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm CET on usmaradio.org

[interpretingtexas]

March 1st, 1955 Adina de Zavala dies.

[babolat85]

MY FAVOURITE EUROVISION ENTRIES: DAY 46 - Spain

Spain is such a powerhouse of a country, especially lately. It’s so annoying that they have only won twice, back in 1968 and 1969.

From this year’s Slo Mo by Chanel, Dancing in Rain by Ruth Lorenzo, Amanecer by Edurne, and La Venda by Miki Nuñez.

Today however it’s back to 2012 with another one of my favourite songs of all time from the contest with Pastora Soler - Quédate Conmigo. Such a beautiful and powerful song from a performer with such a strong voice.

PREVIOUS COUNTRIES:

Albania

Andorra

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

Morocco

Netherlands

North Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

San Marino

Serbia

Serbia & Montenegro

Slovakia

Slovenia

[felipeandletizia]

Felipe and Letizia retrospective: May 20th

2004: Final rehearsal for the wedding (1, 2, 3)

2006: Gala dinner for the Laureus Prizes in Barcelona

2008: Foundation NociaSalcedo Awards

2009: Exercise of the Joint Force of Rapid Reaction “San Lorenzo 09/02”

2010: Inaugural Conference of the 3rd edition of the “European Maritime Day” & Visited “Infanta Leonor” school in Castrillon, Asturias. (1, 2)

2014: Dinner organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Seville in Seville.

2015: Princess Leonor’s First Communion (1, 2, 3).

2017: Opening session of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa held in the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh, west of Amman, Jordan

2018: Arrival to “Las Américas” International Airport of Santo Domingo ahead of her cooperation trip to Dominican Republic and Haiti

2019: Military audiences & 11th Banco Santander Social Projects awards (1, 2, 3)

2020: Videoconferences: Open meeting with representatives of the new creative generation of the Spanish cultural scene & Prominent representatives of the music of Spain

2021: Graduation of the 72th class of diplomats

F&L Through the Years: 762/??

[thetudorslovers]

"The last son of Piero the Gouty and Lucrezia Tornabuoni, Giuliano was born in 1453, four years after Lorenzo. His grandfather Cosimo the Elder , wealthy banker and astute politician, was the one who started the fortune of the Medici family.Giuliano was attractive, elegant and very good at jousting, he had a very special place in heart of the Florentine people.He was very close to his brother, who was effectively at the head of the Florentine Republic and the Medici bank. Lorenzo was an able diplomat and politician who has been defined as ‘the needle on the Italian scale” in the turbulent second half of 1400. The two brothers were equally admired and envied by their fellow citizens.

From the portraits by Botticelli and later Bronzino, he had dark hair, and was slim and elegant.Giuliano’s premature death on 26th April 1478 is a consequence of the so-called Congiura dei Pazzi, or Pazzi Conspiracy. The Medici boys had many enemies, in and outside Florence, political rivals that wanted to put an end to their growing power.

Members of the Pazzi family plotted with the Pope and other Italian rulers to get rid of the Medici. They planned the assassination of both Lorenzo and Giuliano for the 25th April, by poisoning during a banquet. But Giuliano was unwell that day and didn’t attend, so the plan was postponed. The following morning, during Easter Mass, Giuliano was struck in the head and, as he lying on the Cathedral floor, Francesco de’ Pazzi inflicted no less than 19 wounds on his body.

Lorenzo managed to escape, but Giuliano ended up buried in the Old Sacristy church of San Lorenzo in Florence, the ‘Medici church’ where they are all interred."

Source:https://lovefromtuscany.com/giuliano-de-medici-facts/

[bitchapalooza]

What are the human names for all the characters in you highschool AU? Sometimes I get a little confused while reading

I still use some of the canon/popular fanon names for some charas and I'm also gonna include some OCs of mine too just to use em for something(either for student body or for staff, I'm still figuring out most roles tbh).

Sweden: Berthold

Denmark: Mikkel

Norway: Lukas

Iceland: Emil

Finland: Timo

England: Arthur

Scotland: Alistair

Republic of Ireland: Darick

North Ireland: Kathleen

Wales: Dillan

Australia: Kyle

New Zealand: James

South Italy: Lorenzo

North Italy: Feliciano

San Marino: Bria(Mrs. De Rosa)

Vatican City: Clemente(Mr. Fiore)

Byzantine: Basil(Mr. Comnenus)

Rome: Gaius(Coach/Mr. Crispus)

Prussia: Gilbert

Germania: Theobald(Principal/Mr. Beilschmidt)

Germany: Ludwig

Austria: Roderich

Switzerland: Basch

Liechtenstein: Lotta

Greece: Heracles

Turkey: Sadık(Coach/Mr. Adnan)

Cyprus: Demetris

Egypt: Muhammad

Hellas: Lysandra(Ms. Katsaros)

Kemet: Anippe(Ms. Hassan)

Ukraine: Sofia(this one may change as this has mainly been a place holder name; I'm not super fond of the names Hima listed for some reason and I still cannot decide on a given name for her I personally like)

Russia: Ivan

Belarus: Natalya

Japan: Kiku

Osaka: Tetsuya

America: Alfred

Canada: Matthew

France: Francis

Spain: Antonio

Monaco: Jocelyn

Portugal: João(again this is a place holder name sooo this may change; idk what it is, it just doesn't feel right for him??)

Netherlands: Lars

Belgium: Laura

Luxembourg: Noah

Cuba: Máximo(possibly a place holder name, but it is growing on me)

I'm still figuring it all out, especially ASEAN's roles and whether I want them to be this like group of "we're too good for you" kids or a group of kids from another school's rival team(volleyball or something idk) that tries and fails at intimidating the others(who also try and fail at intimidation mind you). Y'know. Cliched drama but it goes wrong. Like a lot. With that being said, I've yet to look into names for them for them all. And I'm still adding charas and such too. I'll post a more solid updated list as well as with some info once I get it all figured out ^u^

[a---z]

TRANSMISSIONS

www.transmissions.tv

For the sixth and final episode of Season 3, we are pleased to announce an episode curated by Tosh Basco with Sophia Al-Maria, Patrick Belaga, Kelton Campos, Enantios Dromos, Josh Johnson, Asma Maroof, Fred Moten, Lorenzo Moten, Julian Moten,  Matthew Stone and Wu Tsang broadcasting on Wednesday 6th October 9PM BST / 4PM EST / 4AM CST REPLAY on Friday 8th October 10AM BST / 5AM EST / 5PM CST TRANSMISSIONS is back for Season 3!  In the past year we have learned that all forms of community are vital in providing mechanisms to support each other through this precarious time. In the continued pandemic landscape that we occupy many artists, writers and thinkers have had and continue to have exhibitions, opportunities and subsequent fees postponed or cancelled. In response to this, we established TRANSMISSIONS in 2020 as an online platform that commissions artists to share their work within a classic DIY TV show format. Our new season for 2021 comprising 6 episodes will stream on a monthly basis via our website from March to October 2021. Season 3 is supported by: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Chisenhale Gallery, Forma Arts and Media, Manchester International Festival, Netwerk Aalst, Somerset House Studios, South London Gallery & Wysing Arts Centre.

Episode 6 | 6 October | 9PM BST | 4PM EST | 4AM CST REPLAY |  8 October | 10AM BST | 5AM EST | 5PM CST The Band and Friends The things that emanate from the ones I love. W/ Sophia Al-Maria / Tosh Basco / Patrick Belaga / Kelton Campos  / Enantios Dromos / Josh Johnson / Asma Maroof / Fred Moten / Lorenzo Moten / Julian Moten / Matthew Stone / Wu Tsang Tosh Basco

Tosh Basco is a movement-based performance artist whose work operates through improvisation as a mode of survival and world building in the liminal, performative space where becoming meets representation. Adamant about the visceral experience of live visual performance, she makes a case for how the movement of form can communicate what remains impenetrable in images, and through language. Her performances have been presented at the Gropius Bau, the Venice Biennale, the Sydney Biennial, the Whitney Museum of American Art, MoMA PS1, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, MOCA Los Angeles, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, ICA London, and Berghain. Tosh Basco has toured with Mykki Blanco, and collaborated with Korakrit Arunanondchai and Wu Tsang, as well as the streetwear label Hood By Air.

Thank you to:

All contributing artists, writers, composers and thinkers; Vanessa Carlos; Carlos Ishikawa; Adam Sinclair; Chloe Page; Maxwell Sterling; Simon Parris; Gabriella Price; Donald Smith; BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art; Cinenova; Chisenhale Gallery; Forma Arts and Media; Manchester International Festival; Netwerk Aalst; Somerset House Studios; South London Gallery; Wysing Arts Centre.

Transmissions.tv @transmissions2021

TRANSMISSIONS collective is composed of:

Anne Duffau is a cultural producer, researcher, and founder of A—Z, an exploratory/nomadic curatorial platform exploring artistic practices and knowledge exchange through collaborations, presentations, soundscapes, screenings and discussions. She has collaborated with a range of projects and organisations including ArtLicks, Southwark Park Galleries, Mimosa House and Danielle Arnaud Gallery, London Please Stand By, or-bits .com, PAF Olomouc Czech Republic & Tenderflix. Anne has previously run the StudioRCA Riverlight, London programme (2016-2018) and is currently the interim curator at Wysing Arts Center, a Tutor at the School of Arts and Humanities, and is the acting Lead in Critical Practice, within the Royal College of Art’s Contemporary Art Practice Programme. She has performed live music under Alpha through a number of projects and collaborations.

Hana Noorali is an independent curator and writer based in London. In 2019 she was selected (together with Lynton Talbot) to realise an exhibition titled The Season of Cartesian Weeping at The David Roberts Art Foundation as part of their annual curator’s series. She curated Lisson Presents at Lisson Gallery, London from 2017-2018 and from 2017 -2019, produced and presented the podcast series Lisson ON AIR. In 2018 Hana edited a monograph on the work of artist and Benedictine Monk, Dom Sylvester Houédard. Its release coincided with an exhibition of his work at Lisson Gallery, New York that she co-curated with Matt O’Dell. In 2007, she co-founded a non-profit project space and curatorial collective called RUN active until 2011. In Spring 2021 Hana and her curatorial partner Lynton Talbot published an anthology situated at the intersection of language and art with (p) (prototype) titled Intertitles. Forthcoming exhibitions include projects at Galerija Prozori in Zagreb, Croatia (2021) and Amant Foundation, New York (2022). Hana has written for Art Monthly, The Harun Farocki Institute, The Moving Image Review & Art Journal amongst other publications.

Tai Shani is an artist living and working in London. She is the joint 2019 Turner Prize winner together with Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Helen Cammock and Oscar Murillo. In 2019 Tai was a Max Mara prize nominee. Her work has been shown at Turner Contemporary, UK (2019); Grazer Kunst Verein, Austria (2019); Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Italy (2019); Glasgow International, UK (2018); Wysing Arts Centre, UK (2017); Serpentine Galleries, London (2016); Tate, London (2016); Yvonne Lambert Gallery, Berlin (2016) and Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin (2016).

Lori E Allen is a sound artist and experimental composer working in video, soundtrack/design, text and sculpture. Her collaborative work has been shown and performed in Tate Modern South Tanks, Chisenhale Gallery, Glasgow’s CCA, the Whitechapel Gallery, London Science Gallery, and the Royal College of Physicians. Some publications include Tears of the Material Vulture on the Tapeworm, A Hopeless Place on Wormhole Records, and Pluto’s Return on Bloxham Tapes. She is the Production Director for TRANSMISSIONS.

Mika Lapid is a London based sculpture graduate working as a creative assistant and maker in film and art. She worked with Our Workshop (NGO) and assisted Georgina Gratrix in South Africa before moving to the UK where she currently assists Tai Shani. Alongside this Mika freelances as an art director, set dresser and maker. She is the Production Associate for TRANSMISSIONS.

[sins-of-the-sea]

💢 (looking at josep. *oh boy*)

Send 💢 to see my muse at their angriest

Late July 1521, Ca'Vespucci, San Marco District, the Republic of Venice

The scraping noise was tangible, a heat felt in the fingertips through the ears. Boiling blood was pumping through his veins, a certain ringing blocking out all sound. A seething flame amidst the dense fog forming in the miserable midsummer night, with heavy plodding for footsteps across the watery streets.

He is untouchable. Barring the blades that scraped along the rails and walls here and there. But he does not care. Un. Dos. Dues espases. A saber in each hand. One for the elder. One for the younger. Premeditated. Planned. But it would not be enough. A life for a life. But he knows full well that these two have killed more than their youngest brother more than once. More than twice. More than ten times.

Ten years. Ten whole long years living a lie. A life taken by his own hands to a lunacy that could have been prevented. And with the blood red moon full tonight, more blood shall be spilt in an unfathomable vengeance.

Entry into the house was unchallenged. Enough of the black fog billowed through the walls prompted some to flee for their lives. A wise decision. There were those who attempted to strike at the mysterious intruder, but none of their own weapons connected. The decision to flee as well was swift. Excellent. Because he didn’t come for their lives.

He came for their masters.

He spotted his first victim. One of the brothers was there at the parlor. The younger brother–full of vibrancy and life, a man of merrymaking and pleasure. How dare he party away, wantonly carousing while a small child was locked up in a moldy cellar, constantly hungry and unclothed as the acqua alta would threaten to take his life before starvation does. The brother panicked at first as the intruder called out for him, the black fog billowing so thickly that the parlor became darker than night. But the panic subsided quickly. Instead of begging for his life, the young man spun around with his arms stretched out… laughing. Crying. Embracing his doom. As though he knew it was coming to him.

Hadn’t Josep been blinded by his rage for Giovanni’s suicide, he would have chosen a far crueler fate for Lorenzo. Life. Life to wallow in his sins, to allow his guilt to destroy him. To devour him from the inside out. But no. This man is smiling upon seeing. Even if the smile was to embrace death. Is it for his shame? His guilt? For penance? It didn’t matter. All that did matter was that Lorenzo was smiling. Happily. And he would not stand for that.

Even if he wasn’t begging for mercy, he made sure he screamed. Josep’s saber went through Lorenzo’s torso at first, the sword making sure it cut through flesh like a butcher knife to meat. He ensured the tip of the blade would pierce, and he dug in deep enough to feel resistance as he twisted the sword. Slowly and surely. And he’d do it again. And again. And again. Blood on the floor, blood on the walls, blood on the ceiling. Cast off on the parlor table, onto the chairs, onto the carpeting. The smell of iron was wafting across the room like stuffing as Josep kept swinging, stabbing, and twisting. He couldn’t stop. Even if Josep wanted to. 

This was unlike when he stabbed that nobleman in Barcelona. As Josep kept on assaulting his cousin, he could feel his soul separating from his body, as though he was watching everything from the side lines. Disassociating. The smell of blood was reaching him in ways he thought it wouldn’t in many years. But instead of feeling fear and anguish, he felt rage. Anger. Wrath. All Josep could think of was unloading so many years of pain unrelated to the Vespucci Brothers onto Lorenzo, channeling all his fury into a single cause. Vengeance.

And he kept on going. And going. Stabbing. Slashing. Harder. Faster. Until the man was almost thoroughly decapitated and his body akin to smashed up pulp.

And as Lorenzo said his last words…

“Finalmente sei arrivato. Grazie, Angelo della Morte, per aver reso giustizia per quello che abbiamo fatto.”

It only sent Josep to a rage he didn’t know he could rise even further into. Through his cousin’s mouth, Josep continued to stab and mash over. All until what was left over was a layer of red congealing into black across the parlor floor.

…..He is not done. The other brother must be in the study. The study that belonged to the one and only grown adult Josep ever loved and trusted during a time he needed one. And now, the other brother sat on Uncle Antonio’s chair. He is not. Josep is far from done. He picks up his second saber, the first fully spent as it stuck onto Lorenzo’s mutilated corpse. He is ready.

His warpath is not complete.

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 6.10

Holidays

Aasia Stormm’s National Honoring Victims Day

Abai Day (Kazakhstan)

Africa Civil Registration & Vital Statistics (CRVS) Day

Agent Orange Awareness Day

Air Force Day (Argentina)

Athletic Day (Tajikistan)

Aura Day

Battle Flag Day (Iowa)

B1G Day

Candid Camera Day

Chemistry Set Volcano Day

Children’s Health Day

Defense Department Day

Duran Duran Appreciation Day

810 Day (Michigan)

Feast of San Lorenzo (Spain)

Fupa Day

International Biodiesel Day

International Blogging Day

International Prisoner Justice Day

International Update Your Bio Day

Lazy Day

Lentil Day (French Republic)

Momos Day

National Connecticut Day

National Dean Day

National Honoring Victims’ Day

National Lazy Day

National Mary Day

National Pickleball Day

National Ragweed Day

National Shapewear Day

National SKI Citrus Soda Day

National Spoil Your Dog Day

National Technology Uprising Day (Indonesia)

National Veterans Day (Indonesia)

National Vlogging Day

National Waddle Day

Patlabor Day (Japan)

Paul Bunyan Day [also 2.12]

Peter Parker Day

Prisoner Justice Day (Canada)

Sky King Day

Skyscraper Appreciation Day

Smithsonian Day

Snoopy Day

South Carolina Peanut Party (Pelion, SC)

Take an Aspirin Day

Tan Hill Fair (Wiltshire, UK)

Tenth of August (France)

Vlogging Day

World Biofuel Day

World LGBTQ+ Tourism Day

World Lion Day

World’s Fair of Money (Illinois)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Alaska Wild Salmon Day

Banana Split Day

National SKI Citrus Soda Day

National S’mores Day

Independence & Related Days

Missouri Statehood Day (#24; 1821)

Ecuador (Declared from Spain, 1809)

2nd Saturday in August

Bud Billiken Parade (Chicago, Illinois) [2nd Saturday]

Celebrate Your Lakes Day (New Hampshire) [2nd Saturday]

Ferry Fair Day (Edinburgh, Scotland) [2nd Saturday]

Great Taste of the Midwest (Wisconsin) [2nd Saturday]

International Swingers Day [2nd Saturday]

National Bowling Day [2nd Saturday]

National Garage Sale Day [2nd Saturday]

National Model Aviation Day [2nd Saturday]

Sandwich Saturday [Every Saturday]

Spaghetti Saturday [Every Saturday]

Yard Sale Day [2nd Saturday]

Weekly Holidays beginning August 10 (1st Full Week of August)

National Hobo Week (thru 8.10)

National Science Week (thru 8.18) [Australia]

Festivals Beginning August 10, 2024

Adobo Throwdown Cooking Competition and Food Expo (Schertz, Texas) [thru 8.11]

Avon Rotary Corn Festival (Avon, New York)

AVS Balloonmeeting (Deinze, Belgium) [thru 8.11]

Blackberry Festival (Sherman, Connecticut)

The Bloody Mary Festival (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Boise Soul Food Festival (Boise, Idaho)

Boulder Taco Fest (Boulder, Colorado)

Brews Fest Silver Mountain (Kellogg, Idaho)

Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic (Chicago, Illinois)

Burgers, Blues and Brews (Grand River Region, Ohio)

Cape Cod Food Truck Festival (Cape Cod Fairgrounds, Massachusetts)

Caribbean Carnival of Manchester (Manchester, United Kingdom) [thru 8.11]

Corn Days Festival (Long Lake, Minnesota)

Créances Carrot Festival (Créances, France)

Culinaria Restaurant Weeks (San Antonio, Texas) [thru 8.24]

Edinburgh International Book Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland) [thru 8.25]

Great Taste of the Midwest (Madison, Wisconsin)

Gravenstein Apple Fair (Sebastopol, California) [thru 8.11]

Harvest Festival (Remer, Minnesota)

Hood Canal Summerfest (Belfair, Washington)

Huckleberry Festival Trout Creek, Montana) [thru 8.11]

I Love Bacon, Butter, Beer & Bourbon Fest (Huntington Station, New York) [thru 8.11]

Maine Red Hot Dog Festival (Dexter, Maine)

Minnesota Garlic Festival (Hutchinson, Minnesota)

Mo's Sandcastle Contest (Lincoln City, Oregon)

Nisei Week Japanese Festival (Los Angeles, California) [thru 8.18]

Peach and Sunflower Festival (Media, Pennsylvania)

Puck Fair (Killorglin, Ireland) [thru 8.12]

Rush Springs Watermelon Festival (Rush Springs, Oklahoma)

Sélestat Flower Parade (Sélestat, France) [thru 8.11]

Seward Silver Salmon Derby (Seward, Alaska) [thru 8.18]

Sourwood Festival (Black Mountain, North Carolina) [thru 8.11]

Stem & Stein (Waterloo, Iowa)

Sweet Corn Festival (Adel, Iowa)

Taste of Mount Veeder (Napa, California)

Taste of the Delta (Stockton, California)

Taste of Woodstock (Woodstock, Vermont)

Vail Valley Brew'au (Avon, Colorado)

Veggie Fest Chicago (Lisle, Illinois) [thru 8.11]

Washington County Agricultural Fair (Washington, Pennsylvania) [thru 8.17]

Winemakers’ Cookoff (Paso Robles, California)

Zurich Street Parade (Zurich, Switzerland)

Feast Days

Aart (Muppetism)

Anton Losenko (Artology)

Bessus (Christian; Saint)

Blaan, Bishop of Kinngaradha among the Picts, in Scotland (Christian; Saint)

Blane (Roman Catholic Church)

Day of Wandering (Shamanism)

Deusdedit (Christian; Saint)

Dominic ( (Christian; Saint) [Managua, Nicaragua]

Geraint of Dumnonia (Christian; Saint)

Ghanta Karan Day (Nepal; Everyday Wicca)

Irwin Corey Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Klopstock (Positivist; Saint)

Laurence (Christian; Martyr)

Lawrence Dieba (Ancient Latvia)

Lawrence of Rome (Christian; Saint) [brewers, maltsters] *

Lazy Day (Pastafarian)

Mark Doty (Writerism)

Multiversal Underwear Day (Discordian)

Myrdden Emrys (a.k.a. Merlin; Celtic Book of Days)

Nicola Saggio (Christian; Saint)

Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso de Parañaque (Christian; Saint) [Patroness of Parañaque, Philippines]

Oats and Maize Day (Pagan)

Opalia (Ancient Rome; Goddess of Agriculture)

Our Lady of Good Success of Parañaque [Philippines]

Philomena

Purifying Sacred Bath Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Susan Dorothea White (Artology)

Suzanne Collins (Writerism)

Thomas Kidd (Artology)

Tony Ross (Artology)

William Harnett (Artology)

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Double Seventh Festival (a.k.a. Qi Xi Festival, Chinese Valentine's Day or Feast of the Milky Way; China) [7th Day, 7th Month]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [31 of 53]

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

ABC (TV Network; 1948)

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (Film; 1984)

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Film; 1994)

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (Ub Iwerks ComiColor Cartoon; 1934)

Bird Anonymous (WB MM Cartoon; 1957)

BlackkKlansman (Film; 2018)

The Bourne Legacy (Film; 2012)

Busted Blossoms (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1934)

Candid Camera (TV Series; 1948)

The Door in the Wall, by Marguerite de Angeli (Novel; 1949)

Duck Pimples (Disney Cartoon; 1945)

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Chamber Music; 1787)

Exhibit Piece, bby Philip K. Dick (Short Story; 1954)

Flatliners (Film; 1990)

The Frog Pond (Ub Iwerks Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1938)

Have Space Suit—Will Travel, by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel; 1958)

In a Lonely Place, by Dorothy B. Hughes (Novel; 1947)

Insatiable (TV Series; 2018)

Insect to Injury (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1956)

Kentucky Fried Movie (Film; 1977)

Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason, by Michel Foucault (Philosophical Theory; 1961)

Magic Bus, by The Who (Song; 1968)

The Meg (Film; 2018)

Monkey Meat (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1930)

Ocean’s Eleven (Film; 1960)

Off the Wall, by Michael Jackson (Album; 1979)

Osmosis Jones (Animated Film; 2001)

The Pursuit of Love, by Nancy Mitford (Novel; 1945)

Red Dawn (Film; 1984)

The Red Hot Chili Peppers, by The Red Hot Chili Peppers (Album; 1984)

Roar, by Katy Perry (Song; 2013)

Romeo in Rhythm 9MGM Cartoon; 1940)

The Saint Returns, by Fleming Lee (Short Stories; 1968) [Saint #40]

Stardust (Film; 2007)

Symphony No. 41, (a.k.a. Jupiter Symphony), completed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Symphony; 1788)

The Tee Bird (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1959)

The Tom and Jerry Cartoon Kit (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1962)

The Two Jakes (Film; 1990)

Wigs on the Green, by Nancy Mitford (Novel; 1935)

Today’s Name Days

Astrid, Lars, Laurentius, Laurenz (Austria)

Asterija, Kruno, Krunoslava, Laura, Lovorka, Lovro, Zvjezdan (Croatia)

Vavřinec (Czech Republic)

Laurentius (Denmark)

Laar, Laur, Lauri, Laurits, Lauro (Estonia)

Lasse, Lassi, Lauri (Finland)

Laurent (France)

Astrid, Lars, Laurenz (Germany)

Evlampia, Ippolytos, Iro, Iron, Laura, Lavrentios (Greece)

Lőrinc (Hungary)

Lorenzo (Italy)

Brencis, Inuta, Labrencis, Lorencs (Latvia)

Aistė, Asterija, Astra, Laurynas, Normantas (Lithuania)

Lars, Lasse, Lorents (Norway)

Asteria, Bernard, Bogdan, Borys, Filomena, Laurencjusz, Prochor, Wawrzyniec, Wierzchosław (Poland)

Vavrinec (Slovakia)

Lorenzo (Spain)

Lars (Sweden)

Larvin, Lawrence (Ukraine)

Herb, Herbert, Herbie, Heriberto, Larry, Laura, Laurean, Laurel, Lauren, Laurence, Laurie, Lauryn, Lawrence, Lora, Loren, Lorena, Lorenzo, Loretta, Lori, Lorraine (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 223 of 2024; 143 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 6 of Week 32 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 8 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Ren-Shen), Day 7 (Bing-Wu)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 6 Av 5784

Islamic: 4 Safar 1446

J Cal: 13 Purple; Sixday [13 of 30]

Julian: 28 July 2024

Moon: 32%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 26 Dante (8th Month) [Klopstock]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 3 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 52 of 94)

Week: 1st Full Week of August

Zodiac: Leo (Day 20 of 31)